Relief of Barcelona, medal struck in honour of Charles III, King of Spain
Also known as: Ontzet van Barcelona, penning geslagen ter ere van Karel III, koning van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1706
Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man facing right within circumscription. Reverse: view of the city of Barcelona and harbour with pier during a solar eclipse within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1952-N; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 16.4 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 16.4 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 16.4 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man facing right within circumscription.
- Reverse
- view of the city of Barcelona and harbour with pier during a solar eclipse within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ontzet van Barcelona, penning geslagen ter ere van Karel III, koning van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1952-N
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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